Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include the date of the event. 

From his busy itinerary ranging from attending protests to appearing on the Today Show, the Associated Students of Oregon State University managed to schedule a visit from Caesar The No Drama Llama for student outreach.

The ASOSU Outreach Committee offered a sips and sweets event featuring Caesar in exchange for students filling out a voluntary survey on Dec. 3 in the Student Experience Center plaza.

Hannah Barger, a fourth-year ASOSU senator, said the survey was to see what people knew about the ASOSU and get demographic information about the students on campus, such as whether individuals were undergraduates or master’s degree students.

“We’re trying to figure out what people want to see on campus,” Barger said. “(Such as) what kind of bills we can write to better our community.”

As the ASOSU emerges from a shutdown, Barger talked about how this helps rewrite their constitution, statutes and overall how they can be better for the OSU community.

“I’m the vice chair, but our chair…is obsessed with Caesar,” Barger said. “(They) were like Caesar should come, and we’re all like ‘yeah!’” 

Larry McCool, owner of Mystic Llama Farm, adopted Caesar when he was one-year-old, marking 2025 as year 10 for the duo.  

Caesar is a certified therapy llama who has traveled around the country for various activities, ranging from politics to ceremonies. 

“He’s been in 300 nursing homes and 200 schools,” McCool said. “He’s been on TV all over the world, in People Magazine and he was interviewed in 20 countries around the world.”

Not only does Caesar entertain and provide a furry friend to many people around Oregon, but he also uses his influence for political outreach.

“He has been in over 100 protest marches around Oregon,” McCool said. “He’s just pretty well-rounded.”

To get around from place to place — especially on OSU’s campus — McCool uses a truck trailer, and will call via video to other countries and farther states for interviews.

According to McCool, about 10,000 llamas reside in Oregon, with only three to four being therapy llamas, deeming the friendliness of Caesar unusual for his species. 

Caesar’s demeanor and overall personality have gained him roughly 47,000 followers on Instagram, making him an internet sensation for Oregon residents. His popularity spiked last year during an honorary ceremony hosted for his graduation at OSU, reaching over 600,000 views.

Many students came out to see Caesar — clearing the food and drinks from the table in less than 10 minutes — and creating a line stretching past the SEC of people eager to meet the no drama llama. 

“I know I’ve heard about him, but I’ve never seen him anywhere,” first-year Student Ava Huse said. “I was always kind of jealous because it’s a llama.”

Huse and others either found out from word of mouth that Caesar was coming to OSU or discovered his arrival on the day of his visit. 

“He’s really cute and I wanted to see more,” Mack Locklin, another first-year student, said. “I came because you know… (no) drama llama.”